Carolina PR : Experience : Human Services

Carolina Public Relations has a broad base of experience providing strategic counsel and tactical program implementation to human services organizations in the region, including:

Aluminum Cans for Burned Children, Charleston, S.C.
Statewide public relations planning and support for this fund-raising and recycling organization supported by the S.C. Firefighters. Funds raised through recycling and other programs support non-medical services for burned children treated at the Medical University of South Carolina's Children's Hospital. Carolina Public Relations promoted fire safety and burn prevention throughout the state. More than $1 million was raised through aluminum can recycling.

First Steps to School Readiness, State of South Carolina
Public and media relations activities for governor's school readiness program in South Carolina's 46 counties. Carolina Public Relations provides communication strategy, training and counsel to the state office and local partnership boards.

Charlotte Housing Authority, Charlotte, N.C.
Marketing and public relations campaign to introduce “Moving Forward,” a new program that promotes employment and self-reliance among its residents and expands affordable housing options for low-income families. Charlotte is one of 30 housing authorities nationally chosen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to pilot innovative methods to enhance public housing.

Keystone Substance Abuse Services, Rock Hill, S.C.
Strategic communication and capital campaign counsel for this substance abuse services provider that serves three South Carolina counties.

Lutheran Family Services of the Carolinas, Raleigh, S.C. and Columbia, S.C.
Public relations counsel and media relations to this $22 million human services agency serving both Carolinas.

Hospice at Charlotte and Gastonia, N.C.
Marketing communications and public relations programs for these full-service and local hospice care agencies.

The Springs Close Foundation, Fort Mill, S.C.
Annual giving report for this foundation that has contributed over $92 million to charitable and educational causes designed to improve the quality of life and well-being of people in the South Carolina counties of Chester, Lancaster and York.

York County Board of Disabilities & Special Needs, Rock Hill, S.C.
Community relations and image building to build a local foundation to support disabled individuals in the community.